PC, XB360 / Action / Release: Apr 12, 2012 / ESRB: RP-T+

A steady flow of fresh content is important for the well-being of free-to-play multiplayer games but Tribes: Ascend, well, is looking a little peaky. Developer Hi-Rez has said its timeline for the next six months doesn't include any "major" for the free-to-play FPS, and mayb...

Hi-Rez Studios is releasing a Tribes: Ascend "Game of the Year" edition on Friday. It packages all of the classes, weapons, and perks together for a "launch discount" price of $29.99, or $19.99 for current VIPs.

After a few months of closed beta testing, Hi-Rez Studios is ready to share Tribes: Ascend with the hoi polloi. Its free-to-play take on the much-loved jetpacking PC shooter series will enter open beta on Friday.

Tribes: Ascend's "first initial focus is the PC," developer Hi-Rez has revealed. The free-to-play revival of the beloved shooter series is also hitting XBLA, but Hi-Rez says consoles lag in supporting F2P games.